Police today (August 20) reclassified a dead body found case happened in Tuen Mun on August 14 as murder and suicide.

     At about 12.37pm that day, Police received a report that a 61-year-old woman and her 31-year-old daughter were found collapsed inside a unit on Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road.

     Police sped to the scene and located the duo lying unconsciously on a bed. They were certified dead at scene.

     Upon further investigation, Police believed that the 31-year-old woman committed suicide after attacking her mother inside the unit.

     A knife in suspected connection with the case was found at scene.

     Post-mortem examinations have been conducted but the cause of death is to be ascertained pending toxicological examinations.

     Active investigation by the District Crime Squad of Tuen Mun District is underway.

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     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (August 20) that due to an insufficient number of lifeguards on duty, the lifesaving services at Golden Beach in Tuen Mun District are suspended until further notice.

     First aid service will be maintained at the beach.

     Hong Kong Customs seized about 250 000 e-cigarettes, suspected of containing nicotine oil and without an import licence, with an estimated market value of about $12.8 million at Man Kam To Control Point on August 17.

     Customs officers intercepted an incoming container truck for inspection at Man Kam To Control Point in the afternoon on that day. After inspection, Customs officers seized the batch of e-cigarettes inside 516 carton boxes on board the truck.

     The 58-year-old male driver was arrested. Investigation is ongoing.

     Under the Import and Export Ordinance, any person who imports pharmaceutical products without a valid import licence commits an offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $500,000 and imprisonment for two years.

     Members of the public may report any suspected smuggling activities to Customs' 24-hour hotline 2545 6182 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk).

  

     The Secretary for Justice, Ms Teresa Cheng, SC, began her visit in Shanghai today (August 19). Joined by a number of Hong Kong legal and dispute resolution practitioners, Ms Cheng met with officials of the Shanghai Government and representatives from the professional sectors in the Mainland. They also visited the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Justice and Mainland courts to exchange views on legal co-operation between Shanghai and Hong Kong.

     In the morning, they met with the Vice Mayor of the Shanghai Municipal Government, Mr Xu Kunlin. She gave an update on Hong Kong's legal services. The practitioners shared their experience and exchanged views with the Shanghai government officials at the meeting. Afterwards, they met with the Director of the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Justice, Mr Lu Weidong, and representatives from Shanghai Bar Association to follow up on the issues relating to the "Co-operation Arrangement on Legal Matters between the Department of Justice of the HKSAR Government and the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Justice" signed last year. They also agreed to strengthen co-operations and exchanges on legal and dispute resolution services between the two places.

     In the afternoon, the group called on the President of Shanghai Maritime Court, Mr Wang Tong. The practitioners were given to have a better understanding of the latest developments of judicial artificial intelligence of the maritime court. They then visited the Court of Arbitration for Sport Shanghai Alternative Hearing Centre to meet with the Commissioner, Mr Chen Yiping. They also had a meeting with the Executive Vice President of China Shipowners' Association, Mr Zhang Shouguo, and the Director of China Classification Society Shanghai Branch, Mr Meng Lingyi. During the meeting, Ms Cheng gave an update on Hong Kong's latest developments as a major centre for maritime law and dispute resolution services, adding that the Department of Justice has been promoting maritime arbitration in Hong Kong. Ms Cheng and the practitioners also encouraged them to choose the law of Hong Kong as the applicable law and choose Hong Kong as the place for arbitral proceedings.

     Ms Cheng will return to Hong Kong tonight. Other delegates from the Department of Justice and the practitioners will continue the visit in Shanghai tomorrow (August 20).

          

     A girl who went missing in Ma On Shan has been located.

     Lee Yuk-yee, aged 14, went missing after she left her residence in Heng On Estate on July 29 morning. Her family made a report to Police on the same day.

     The girl returned to her residence on August 17 afternoon. She sustained no injuries and no suspicious circumstances were detected.